The Local Issue 84 November 7, 2016

November 7, 2016 Issue 84 Hog talks Movember

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Front cover: Ian 'Hog' McCarthy knows what it's like to battle prostate cancer. And he has been one of the founding forces of Movember fundraising at Daylesford's Farmers Arms Hotel.

Read his interview with Donna Kelly on page 8.

The Local is a fortnightly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on November 21, 2016.

November 7, 2016 Issue 84 Hog talks Movember

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Dying Well

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built Truelux Fifth Wheelers, and created the “family gathering” of clients said they got together every year.

“And we like to give something back to the community. And with most of us sewers, we like to give something, like the quilts. We drove past Hepburn House a couple of times and it looked like a nice place and I called and they said they would love the quilts.”

Marion said she and Peter had chosen Victoria Park as their base because it was close to interesting places to visit and “lovely and open”.

“We have had a ball, an absolutely wonderful time.”

Marion said the women wanted to thank Melrose Cottage at Ballan for the use of its sewing room and the Daylesford Table Tennis Club for the use of its hall.

The women, who come from around Victoria, include Marion, Marg Hyam, Robyn Legg, Marg Gaussen, Lynette Brumby, Marianna Clennett, Chris Brister, Sue Towner and Gillian Riley.

The book is a collection of brain and lifestyle hacks designed to help the reader finesse frugality into a lifestyle to be envied, rather than endured.

Come along to hear Annie and Adam discuss topics including satisfying your consumer itch by consuming experiences and knowledge rather than by buying stuff, choice, and how too much can be a bad thing, doing the real maths on how convenient it is to have a car versus other ways of getting around, and inhabiting public space without being a consumer.

Bookings: 5348 2800 or library@hepburn.vic.gov.au The book is published by Melliodora Publishing, run

by Hepburn couple David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept, and his partner Su Dennett.

to die, at whatever age that might be.

“We often know very little about services available for the dying and their loved ones, and so this project will help to educate residents about hospice services in the shire. Many people don’t realise that they can be supported to die at home,” project coordinator MaryFaeth Chenery said.

“Musician Danny Spooner, story teller Anne E. Stewart and poetry reader Richard Perry will weave their magic to raise questions, give courage and bring laughter to a difficult subject. As well, a Ballarat Hospice Care staff member will join us to explain how hospice works – for example, at no cost to the family and with a great range of support services."

The program will be held at The Warehouse in Clunes on November 13 from 2pm to 4pm and at the Doug Lindsay Reserve in Creswick on November 20 from 2pm to 4pm.

GROUP of recreational vehicle enthusiasts, ELBOURNE authors Annie RaserOST of us do not know how or when we pictured above, have shown how much they Rowland and Adam Grubb discuss their will die. And most of us give it very little enjoyed their stay at Victoria Park – and the new book: The Art of Frugal Hedonism: thought until it’s urgent.

A new program, Dying Well in Hepburn Shire: At Daylesford region - by donating handmade quilts A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Home with Hospice Help, wants to encourage people in to Hepburn House.

Everything More at the Daylesford Library on the shire to think about how and where they would like Marion Groom, who with her husband Peter, Wednesday, November 23.

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Community-based charity work in Cambodia

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Most of his working life has been spent in public assistance organisations, from teaching horticulture and carpentry at Future Connections in Bendigo, to the community garden project at Daylesford Neighbourhood House.

It's the kind of work that led him to Cambodia.

Now 45, Garry got married in Siem Reap and he and his wife Dina have a two-year-old daughter, Jazmine. They recently bought a house there.

He works for a Singapore-based education provider One such traveller is former Glenlyon resident called Shine, teaching English and project-based Garry Eyles, who for the past decade has been involved programs that include music and creative arts. He has with projects in Siem Reap, in north-west Cambodia, 70 students with an average age of five. "We do a lot of renowned as the gateway to Angkor, the incredible project-based learning - art and music." complex of ruins dating back to the 9th to 15th Another of his interests educating about recycling, centuries. he says. "In years gone by a lot of packaging was with When we begin our conversation, Garry says it's organic material like banana leaves. monsoon season there and it is "bucketing down - we "Now plastics are a problem so I am working on just went to the market to get some food, clad in plastic making discarded plastics useful: making carry-bags, coats and riding on the motorbike through flooded stubby holders, and I have a shredder and brick press to bitumen and muddy roads�. Sounds remarkably similar make bricks - much like a mud brick but plastic instead to life around Daylesford, except the temperature in of straw."

Siem Reap is ranging from the low 20s to the mid-30s.

He started visiting and working in Cambodia about Garry grew up in Denver but about 20 years 10 years ago, spending time with a non-government ago, having finished a fine arts BA degree at La Trobe organisation called Green Gecko, using drumming as a University, the opportunity arrived to play drums with therapeutic tool. Music projects continue to be a massive a working band from Broken Hill. For various reasons, part of his life. he was soon back home. "A big reason I wanted to get "At Green Gecko we achieved some cool stuff," home was to find my own ground to stand on," he says. he says. A fundraiser in Australia allowed them to buy "I found the block in Glenlyon. It was covered in gorse instruments and equipment with which they taught and blackberries. I cleared it and put the power on and children how to play music. eventually built my own house."

Then there was "the friend from Bendigo who works Many people will remember Garry as one of the with St Luke's - he donated thousands of dollars of organisers of the annual Glenfest music festivals, held recording equipment and we set up a recording studio, at the Glenlyon Recreation Reserve in 2006, `07 and so now we are teaching kids engineering". `08. Indeed, the two key motivations that have fuelled Garry's movements are music and community service.

OST of us enjoy sharing stories about how we came to be where we are, the choices we made that led us to the space we currently inhabit. Out here in the paddocks and bush blocks and small communities of country Victoria, you can hear about some remarkable voyages of discovery. But the same energies that bring people to our region also propel them back out into the wide world.

Along with his use of music as a teaching tool, Garry is a working musician too. His job is five days a week and he plays regular gigs two nights a week in Siem Reap. He is currently working on a record and music video. Along with aiming for recognition as an artist in his own right, he says he hopes his output will help promote the local music scene. "An exciting opportunity exists here," he says. But he is keen to emphasise, "the social work, community-based charity side - that's why I came here".

Yes, he is a booster for Cambodia and Siem Reap - "I would encourage young people on a gap year or people who have an interest in history, archaeology or in humanities," he says. But he cautions: "One has to be careful not to add to the exploitation process here.

"Even giving money can be harmful. There are now increasing problems with 'volunteerism'. Some organisations are getting rich from volunteers and visitors giving money to them for the children. The problem is the children don't really benefit. Also it can foster a poor attitude. So the best thing is to provide opportunities."

His current personal project involves "music lovers' accommodation". He says he "wants people to come here, record, perform, teach the kids music, do songwriting workshops, visit the temples, and to come and help promote handicrafts using recycled materials�.

Check out one of Garry Eyles' music projects at youtube.com/watch?v=YSvKzpnVfjE

Words: Jeff Glorfeld | Image: Supplied

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Trentham's South Devons proving popular

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OUTH Devon cattle are a British breed and John and Sue Harvey, pictured above with pooch Ruby, started raising them in southern England around 1967. In 1982 they relocated to Australia and brought 22 cattle with them.

But the main reason for the move was to give their three young boys better opportunities as they grew up. In the late 70’s and early 80’s England was, in Sue’s words, “not a land of opportunity”.

It was the middle of the Cold War and a period of great economic uncertainty.

“We were tenant farmers, we didn’t own any land and we couldn’t afford to buy anything over there.”

Fast forward to the present where they have attained the success that may have eluded the family back in the UK. Their boys Jonathon, Anthony and Timothy are doing well for themselves in finance, marketing and event management, while John and Sue enjoy their semi-retirement at Torr Down South Devon Stud on eight hectares near Trentham.

However, they continue to work with the same breed they have known for so many years, winning many breed and interbreed awards at national and country shows.

They have also sold bulls and semen to countries including Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom and America as well as being featured on the ABC’s Landline for their immigration story.

John and Sue’s latest milestone is the sale of their popular South Devon sire Torr Down Marvel 3 to two prominent Red Wagyu/Akaushi breeders. The new owners are Melaleuca Red Wagyu in Western Australia and Mazda Wagyu International in East Gippsland.

Wagyu are a Japanese variety of cattle and the delicate meat they produce is different from other types of beef, with a smooth and intensely sweet flavour.

Wagyu beef is also highly marbled and this marbling has been found to contain monounsaturated fats with research showing that these fats can assist in reducing cholesterol levels in the body.

They also have an uncanny physical similarity to South Devons that goes deeper than the colour of their hide and it is for this reason that Australian breeders have sought out local South Devon studs to diversify Wagyu genetics. However it is not the first time that the cross between the two breeds has been tried.

In Japan, after the lifting of the ban on eating meat commenced during the Meiji Restoration in 1867, a decision was made to increase the body size and milk production of local herds by the introduction of other bovine types.

About 2600 head of British and Continental breeds including Devons were crossed with the native cattle giving modern Wagyu the similarities to their British cousins of today.

“That’s probably why these Australian breeders have again picked South Devons to improve their local herd,” says John. “Because we are there in the background and obviously they are looking to infuse more of that again.”

Besides the benefits inherent in the South Devon breed such as their exceptional docility, high meat yield and maternal traits, there is another key advantage that Torr Down Marvel 3 has to offer; he is a homozygous poll sire.

Homozygous essentially means that the bull’s progeny will be born with the “grow horns” command of their gene code turned off. Crossed with Red Wagyu heifers, subsequent generations of calves will be less likely to produce horns.

This trait has important benefits in the cattle industry. “Previously, when an owner wanted to prevent injuries to cattle while being trucked and yarded they had to physically cut the horns off,” John said.

“However de-horning is cruel and can’t be done today except by a vet.

Introducing a polled characteristic into commercial herds is beneficial for both animal and grower in many ways, from lower production costs to safety.”

This is becoming increasingly popular with all varieties of cattle and it will not be long before horns on beasts in commercial herds will be a thing of the past. But there was resistance to these developments at times.

With the South Devon cattle for example, especially in England, polled animals were considered somehow inferior to the horned version.

The result of this attitude meant that genetic development raced ahead in places like Australia instead, with its accompanying commercial success for breeders such as John and Sue Harvey. A very satisfying achievement.

Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Pick me, pick me...

Just sayin’...

By Donna Kelly

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ELL, that was an interesting week.

Firstly, you probably know I didn't get into council. I received a call from the Victorian Electoral Commission returning officer to say the official declaration of the poll was on Friday a week ago at 5pm.

Cool, I thought, best buy supplies beforehand in case it's congratulations or commiserations at the pub afterwards.

So Kyle and I headed to Daylesford about 3pm - and were stopped by a woman in the street who said "bad luck Donna". I turned gaily - been watching a lot of period dramas lately, you know, Pride and Prejudice etc, so I turned gaily and said "oh, I don't find out until 5pm" to which she replied "oh no, you didn't get in, I have been scrutineering today". So that was the end of that.

And thanks for letting me know. Although, and I am not sure why, but I really would have preferred to hear from someone official in a suit rather than someone wearing a cap with a life-sized fake bird perched on it - but there you go. Each to their own.

Anyway, Kyle was absolutely rapt with the news and by Saturday morning I woke up thinking "maybe dodged a bullet". But a huge congratulations to all those who made it in - and to those who stood but didn't make it. It's a big effort.

And then, before I knew it, it was Melbourne Cup day. And I fractured my ankle.

Always keen to do things bigger and better, I had not one but two fractures. And I wasn't even drunk. Which is bad because we all know God looks after babies and drunks.

No, I was pretty much stone cold sober and it hurt like hell. Wet grass and mud and shoes with no grip are not a good combination. I didn't even have heels on...

But we got home, did the RICE thing - rest, ice, compression and elevation, and the next day headed to the doctor, had an x-ray and was told the next three to four weeks involve a moonboot. If I am good. If I am bad, it's three to four months. I'm going for the good option.

Now, if you don't know what a moonboot is, you are very lucky. It's a contraption that keeps your ankle straight and involves a big strapped-up boot thingy where your toes poke out and now again you wiggle them to make sure at least they are still working.

And you have to sleep with it on - for at least a week. I just called the doctors to see, if after 48 hours, I can get a leave pass even for just a few minutes, but the nurse felt this was a bad idea. I talked about my foot and leg needing a wash but she seemed to think it was more important to keep my ankle immobilised. It still hurts so I think she may be right.

Kyle is now my carer. So you can imagine I am doing it tough. Not being sexist but like many men he does want to help. But only for a really little while. Just sayin'...

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Rodney off to Ireland for love and marriage

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And that journey is now taking him to Ireland. But why leave a town he clearly ODNEY Peacock, one of the stalwarts of Daylesford, is leaving not just the town but Australia. And it’s all for love. But more of that later. loves so much? Love, of course. “I have a new man in my life, Mark O’Neill, quite a

Rodney moved here 15 years ago after he met his ex-partner David. He was working with Ansett as a customer service officer and when the airline went broke he worked in a few cafes before joining Daylesford Real Estate.

A couple of years later he and David bought Benjamin Bandicoot and three years later, after a stint as a travel agent, Rodney bought Daylesford Clothing.

“I loved Daylesford Clothing. It was great – I did all the buying and had really good staff to help me out. The sale of it settled a few weeks ago and it was really sad to say goodbye.”

Along with being one of the most well-dressed men about town, Rodney is also known for his many “sidelines” from taking part in Movember, to calling Friday night raffles, to playing the bass drum in the Daylesford & District Pipes and Drums Band, to even coming home to Australia with gold medals from his ten-pin bowling competitions.

Rodney got involved in Movember fundraising when he was selling tickets for the Farmers Arms Hotel raffle and was offered $200 to shave off his handlebar moustache. He declined but talked to then hotel owners Claire and Susanne and they saw the opportunity to create a “shave-off”. It worked, with the help of other “shavees”, and ongoing Movember fundraising at the hotel is now in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Rodney has also given back by being the MC for the hotel’s regular Friday night raffles for many years. His ubiquitous “QUIET PLEASE” is known by all those at the bar.

Ten-pin bowling has also been a big part of life, as a member of the 69ers Ten Pin Bowling team, with the highlight of his career bringing home two gold medals from the World Out Games in Belgium in 2013 - which saw him in the first edition of The Local as the first back page sports photo.

Rodney is also known locally as the bloke carrying the huge drum in the Daylesford & District Pipes and Drums Band. He originally chose the bagpipes but realised he was “too old”. “The bass drum is heavy but I was burly enough to manage it - and really enjoyed it.”

He may be burly but Rodney is not bullet-proof and after one event with the band, in early December, he was rushed to hospital with heart disease leading to a quadruple bypass. “During the operation I had total renal failure and nearly didn’t make it to the next part of my journey.”

well-known artist/painter in Ireland. We met on online and over the past 15 months have seen each other quite a few times – and fallen madly in love with each other. We are now looking forward to getting married legally, without controversy, in Ireland next July.”

Rodney’s last MC duty will be at the Farmers Arms Hotel on Friday, November 11 after which he will head to the airport and fly out early the following morning. He hopes people will come along to wish him well on the next chapter.

“I think coming to Daylesford was a great thing. It’s a great community and I have a lot of friends here. I have been involved because I think if you live in a community it’s good to give something back. Even like employing local people where you can. It’s important because if we don’t do this then this area can’t take the next step forward. Leaving…that last night…it’s going to be very emotional to say goodbye.”

"We are now looking forward to getting married legally, without controversy, in Ireland next July.”

- Rodney Peacock

Above, the many faces of Rodney Peacock Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

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Movember personal for Ian 'Hog' McCarthy

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OMETIMES donations don't mean that much. People ask all the time for a few dollars for this and that, and mostly people hand something over without thinking about where it will end up.

That's not the case with Movember fundraising for at least one Daylesford couple - Ian 'Hog' McCarthy and his wife Gayle.

Hog, as he is known, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009 and underwent surgery. But the cancer came back again and this time it meant radiation therapy.

Onwards to 2013 and the next blow was bladder cancer which according to Gayle, was "more problematic than the prostate cancer".

The cancer is now in remission but the ramifications of treatments means Hog has spent time in hospital last week and is facing having his bladder removed.

"The problem is that the treatments to put the cancer in remission have also taken away quality of life," Gayle said.

But one big positive to come out of Hog's battle was the start of a huge Movember culture at not only the Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford but in the surrounding region.

Hog has been the "pin-up boy" for the fundraising event - shaving his mo over the years and appearing on the front page of The Local. That is his photo right and as he said himself "a good way to keep the kids away from the woodbox".

Gayle said other positives included the sense of community that gathers around them. "Movember really is about heart and soul for us."

Another unexpected positive, she says, is Hog's move from being "a closed book" to being prepared to talk to anyone about men's health.

"Women do it better than men, they talk about health and get things checked, although I think men are starting to do it better too."

Gayle said despite his long bouts of illness Hog, a truck driver, has continued to work. It's his own therapy, she says.

"Work is his life. If you take that away from him, that's it. Some people say 'how can he keep on working?' but we say 'how can he not?'."

Gayle said with another Movember under way, she was always amazed at how the event had grown at the couple's local pub. "From that first year to now I just think 'far out!'. It is amazing and has come from Ian. And that local feel is really, really, good."

Gayle also has advice for any men out there putting off the myriad tests now available. "A good friend of ours, a truck driver like Ian, got his bowel cancer testing kit in the mail but refused to touch it because 'I am not playing with my own poo'.

"He has had bowel cancer for four years and is looking at his own mortality.

"The tests are there. If you have to play with your poo, just do it."

"Work is his life. If you take that away from him, that's it. Some people say 'how can he keep on working"' but we say 'how can he not?'."

Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes

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First prize for Healthy Leg Club volunteers

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Hepburn Health clinical support nurse Patty McKibbin said three volunteers from the Daylesford Healthy Leg Club were recognised out of more than 30 leg clubs in the UK plus 10 in Australia.

Monika Hare, pictured right, together with Joan and Peter Whitcher, have been a part of the club since its inception in March 2014.

The Daylesford Healthy Club is founded on The Lindsay Leg Club model which provides for the treatment and ongoing management of leg-related issues in a nonmedical social setting that encourages social interaction, participation and peer support.

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Public consultation on forests

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UBLIC consultation on the proposed Victorian Environmental Assessment Council investigation of public land in the vicinity of Wombat, Wellsford, Mount Cole and Pyrenees Range forests is now open.

Terms of reference for the proposed VEAC investigation of Victoria’s Central West Forests was released for public comment on October 29.

Macedon State MP Mary-Anne Thomas said the aim of the investigation was to identify and evaluate the condition, natural and cultural values and the current uses of public land in the Central West Forests.

Following the investigation, VEAC will make recommendations for the balanced use and appropriate management arrangements to conserve and enhance the natural and cultural values.

The VEAC investigation will include consultation with community groups such as the Wombat Forestcare and the Wellsford Forest Conservation Alliance as well as traditional owner groups including Dja Dja Wurrung in accordance with the Recognition and Settlement Agreement.

Wombat Forestcare’s Gayle Osborne from Wombat Forestcare said the decision was “unbelievably thrilling”.

“We started the campaign for an investigation eight years ago – so you can imagine how many people have been involved along the way.

“We can’t pre-empt the decision from VEAC, but they have undertaken many of these reviews and their process is very thorough.

"The Wombat Forest is home to many threatened species including the powerful owl, greater gliders and the rare Wombat leafless bossiaea, and my hope is that through this investigation they will receive the protection they deserve.”

The investigation is likely to take about two years after which the government must respond to VEAC’s recommendations within six months.

Above, Gayle Osborne, left, briefs Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio

Challenge yourself with our crossword! Look for the answers in the pages of The Local. Last week’s solution is on page 32.

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Opera on Lake

White Ribbon

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Other projects to receive money are the development of a Mineral Springs Feasibility Master Plan ($90,000) and a feasibility study to identify the potential for a new health and wellness retreat ($50,000).

The funding comes from the government’s Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund.

Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development Jaala Pulford said “we’re accelerating the delivery of investment-ready, high impact tourism projects in the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges region to help bring more tourists to the area, create local jobs and boost our regional economy”.

The event will also acknowledge community members who have nominated to become Hepburn White Ribbon Ambassadors.

Guest speaker is former AFL player Brad Sewell and the event will include a performance by Ballarat White Ribbon Choir and an ambassador nominee presentation.

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The event is free and bookings can be made at www.hepburn.vic.gov.au People who need assistance or support can contact Safe Steps on 1800 015 188 (after hours crisis) or 1800 Respect (after hours support, counselling and advice).

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HERE are just two new faces on the new Hepburn Shire Council.

The two new councillors are Fiona Robson in Birch Ward and John Cottrell in Holcombe Ward. They replace, respectively, Pierre Niclas who did not run and Bill McClenaghan who lost on preferences.

Other councillors to be re-elected are Sebastian Klein in Coliban Ward, Neil Newitt in Cameron Ward, Greg May and Don Henderson in Creswick Ward and Kate Redwood in Birch Ward.

CEO Aaron van Egmond said that he was looking forward to working with the new council to deliver council plan commitments over the next four years.

"I would like to congratulate the re-elected councillors, and acknowledge out-going Cr Bill McClenaghan and retired Cr Pierre Niclas for their input and dedication over the last four years," said Mr van Egmond. The election of the new mayor will be on Tuesday, November 8.

Mr van Egmond said this council term would see the delivery of some major projects around the shire. “In the new year we will be working with councillors to set our strategic direction for the next four years in the Council Plan 2017-21. The plan will guide our priorities and ensure that our communities receive the best possible services in meeting their needs.”

Meanwhile there are seven new faces on Macedon Ranges Shire Council, following the official declaration of local government elections by the Victorian Electoral Commission. Female representation has increased from two to five, the first time the municipality has had a majority of women councillors.

The councillors are East Ward - Henry Bleeck, Natasha Gayfer and Bill West, South Ward - Mandi Mees, Helen Radnedge and Andrew Twaits and West Ward - Jennifer Anderson (re-elected), Roger Jukes (re-elected) and Janet Pearce.

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All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not afford the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations.

With over 500 stall holders over three venues, there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and coffee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).

Recently, the Mark Ward Group acquired Decor Impact – a dynamic business featuring great visual items for sale and hire.

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Community Fair

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HE third Daylesford Community Fair will be held at the Daylesford Community Park on Sunday, November 20 from noon to 3pm.

Event coordinator Fiona Robson said about 30 community groups would have stalls, run activities and share their talents.

“This is an excellent opportunity for our community to celebrate what is happening and make new connections. Entertainment will includes Mr Ants, DJs, school and community choirs and bands and more. New this year will be a guided walk and a raptor display.”

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ALLARAT MP Catherine King has welcomed the formation of an alliance to support people suffering dementia and urged support for it.

Ms King, who is also Federal Shadow Minister for Health, said dementia was a major and growing health issue nationally and Ballarat and region is no exception.

She said Dementia Australia research showed there were currently nearly 2600 dementia sufferers in the Ballarat Electorate. With a growth rate estimate of 4.2 per cent, this figure will rise to more than 10,600 by 2050.

Speaking at the launch of Ballarat’s Local Dementia Alliance, Ms King said the thousands of people living with dementia needed the support of family and friends.

“That might seem a statement of the obvious. The reality is, though, that the research shows people with dementia are twice as likely not to see friends and are twice as likely to experience loneliness,” Ms King said.

“Sometimes family and friends can find it challenging when loved ones are suffering from dementia and may not be sure how to approach the situation. It seems to be the case that, in some circumstances, people just don’t know how to respond to someone living with dementia. At the same time some people living with dementia internalise this stigma. They don’t tell anyone they have dementia. As a result, they miss important human connection and support services.”

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AYLESFORD Primary School has had success at the State Athletics Finals.

Principal Peter Burke said the school community was very proud of the seven students who competed in Melbourne. “Thank you to the parents who supported the children, it was a big commitment and a long day."

Results: Sebastian - 2nd in the 200m and 7th in the 100m, Charlotte - 10th in the 800m and 12th in the 1500m, Lilla 11th in high jump, and James - 12th in the 1500m and the 4x100m relay. Meanwhile Josiah, Michael, Jed and James ran a good heat.

Sebastian, pictured, has now been selected for the Victorian Team.

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by Kyle Barnes

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OD knows it is hard enough to get things organised around here. Well actually, that’s not quite true. Around the Central Highlands there are many volunteer groups buzzing around organising all manner of weird and wonderful events and celebrations. But the biggest hold-up they come across is regulations and rules.

November 7, 2016

I know these regulations and rules all too well. Back in 2010 I worked as GM for a tourism board in the Pilbara, yes, the armpit of Australia. Anyway, one day I decided to organise a daily tourist bus trip out to a mine site’s loading facility, an amazing sight for tourists. My organisation already owned its own bus so this should be easy, but not so. After about 20 hours of intense talks with the mining company around the boardroom table, working out health and safety matrixes, the deal was done. Except for my exiting remark “the only accident now would be if a poor tourist slips on a banana peel”. Oops.

Two more hours of talks and bananas were off the morning tea menu. Anyway, finally the tour got up, and was a huge success.

However, my point is that as a society and an ever-increasing litigious community, we tend to over-think things, gone are the days of just doing anything. This was rung true by the latest victims of over-thought, Cars and Coffee, whose juggernaut success has been so great and swift they have had to move twice in less than a year and are now looking for their third spot to hold the everincreasing number of cars.

Peter Olver and his small crew of organisers got tangled up with the Hepburn Shire Council over the fact they wanted to use Daylesford’s Vic Park. Apparently, all the cars would wreck the grounds. I don’t profess to know much about much but surely these public spaces are just for that, public events, and if there is an event which causes a bit of damage, simply fix it up. Events like this do raise money. In fact, Cars and Coffee raised $18,000 for various charities and organisations including the Daylesford Hospital. Not to mention the dollars spent in the local area.

So there must be some wriggle room for the council to clip a couple of bob from the fundraising if damages should occur, just to back themselves up, a bond perhaps. Let’s face it, these motor enthusiasts aren’t dickheads; it takes a lot of TLC and passion to have upwards of $50K parked in the shed for the odd time they get shined up to show – so they're not going to be cutting up donuts all over the ground!

Another mob I meet last week up at Vic Park were a group of fifth wheeler holiday makers.

There were 15 or so rigs which could not fit into the caravan park next door, so the bloke in charge had to deal with the council. Now these guys drop about $20K in the town over two weeks so you reckon we would welcome them with open arms, but according to the bloke in charge it was an arm wrestle getting permission to camp there and they nearly didn’t come. Really council, let's drop the fun police act, that’s a lot of potential tourist dollars that aren’t making it across the borders.

Next you’ll be going all Trump and wanting to build a wall to keep them out. Rant over.

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Mark and Hilary just nutty about walnuts

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ARK and Hilary Jankelson want you to eat 10 walnuts each day.

And it’s not just because they are the owners of a large walnut plantation, more than 6000 trees worth, at Redesdale – it’s also because walnuts are, in a nutshell, little powerhouses packed full of goodness.

“Walnut, in French, is noix - which means ‘nut’. They use that one encompassing word for walnuts…so we call it the king nut,” Mark explained.

But Mark and Hilary didn’t fall into their roles as king and queen of the walnut – it was all part of a plan to fill a niche they saw in the market.

The only problem was neither came from a farming background. Or had ever really grown anything at all in their lives.

“We knew virtually nothing; we literally didn’t know what we didn’t know. We learned a lot along the way. Now we’re one of only three walnut oil producers in Australia and we grow five different varieties of walnut.”

Known as a super-food long before the term gained mainstream popularity, it was also a combination of the couple’s want to promote healthy eating of nuts, as well as a bit of forward planning for the empty-nest days, that saw them start the Boonderoo Walnuts business 15 years ago.

Not that they didn’t already have quite enough to be getting on with.

Mark still does consulting work in Melbourne, as well as serving on not-forprofit boards and holding an honorary position at a university; while Hilary, a physiotherapist, decided to become an art historian and is currently completing her PhD in art history.

“It’s a pretty full life, really,” Mark reflected.

The way it’s turned out for the couple, the walnut business runs four days a week – Saturdays and Sundays are spent selling at farmers’ markets around Melbourne and the Central Highlands, and two days are spent at the plantation processing, sorting, cracking, packing and the ‘value-adding’ which involves coating and flavouring the nuts.

Even with the value-adding, the nuts are deliberately not sold as a confectionary – they are designed to be used in food, such as pasta or risotto, and are sold with recipe ideas to help people reach the 10-per-day intake benchmark, so it’s not just about scoffing a handful of nuts each day.

“There are enormous dietary benefits to eating nuts generally, and walnuts in particular,” explained Mark.

“It’s good for weight management, it’s good for cholesterol... people should eat more nuts.”

Mark says that the business still has capacity to grow, with the Redesdale plantation having hired two part-time managers as well as seasonal labour, and that the couple has also invested in computerised technology to sort the products according to colour and grade.

And Charlie, the couple’s Burmese Mountain dog, helps out with sales at the markets.

Charlie fitted into the business straight away – but the husband-and-wife working dynamic took a bit more effort to get right.

“By a bit of trial and error, we’ve figured out what our respective strengths are and we try not to duplicate; I take on most of the mechanical tasks, and Hilary’s really fantastic on the horticultural side, she’s got a much better understanding of growth and output and input.

“Early on, at the markets we would do one each on a Saturday but on Sunday there is only one market, so we’d both go to give the other a bit of a rest. But our selling styles are very different... we were getting on each other’s nerves. So we quickly realised the thing to do is not to go together.

“We’re complementing each other, rather than competing with each other.”

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Gig Guide Perfect Drop, Daylesford Tania Petrini & Vida Jazz – Saturday, November 12

Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford Adrian Deakin Piano – Fridays, 7pm Wes Green and the 45s - Saturday, November 12, 7pm-10pm Phisha - Sunday, November 13, 1pm-4pm Jude Parsons Trio - Saturday, November 19, 7pm-10pm Bianca Berto (Duo) - Sunday, November 20, 1pm-4pm

Blue Bean Cafe, Hepburn Springs Grand Noise Consortium - Friday, November 11 The Old Married Couple – Saturday, November 12 Nic E – Sunday, November 13 Travelling Concessions – Friday, November 18 Caroline Gale – Saturday, November 19 Noire Eccentric – Sunday, November 20

The Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs Croaky Christmas Karaoke – Friday, November 11

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Jazz interpretations of classic video game themes

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Grand Noise Consortium will be playing at Blue Bean Love Café in Hepburn AZZ ensemble Grand Noise Consortium is gigging to promote its crowd Springs on November 11 and at Horvats Supper Club in Daylesford on December 3. funding campaign to release its debut album Our Time Well Wasted.

The album features nine jazz interpretations of classic video game themes and was recorded and produced in Elevated Plains.

Hepburn Springs trumpet player Jeremy Meaden - who also plays with local bands Family Farm and The Resignators, and pianist Stephen Saunders have played jazz together in various bands for the past 10 years. While they perform mostly originals with a few classic “standards” thrown in, in rehearsals they often improvise with themes and ideas pulled from the soundtracks of their favourite video games.

Jeremy, pictured above right with Stephen, said the project was born out of their passion for these games and the wonderfully simple and addictive music composed for them.

“We always loved the music in those games and think they’re chronically underappreciated. Due to the limitations of the early 90s hardware that we played, these games on the tunes were often very short and repetitive, but never boring.

“You could easily end up with the songs stuck in your head for weeks while you were playing your way through them. They are very cleverly composed.”

The band hopes that the project will draw attention to this music and help people understand it not just as a nostalgic throwback, but an incredibly important and influential art-form.

“Being able to compose a piece of music for only four voices that will be heard hundreds, if not thousands of times over without becoming irritating, while still having that composition add something to your gaming experience is an incredible feat of ingenuity,” said Jeremy.

“We wanted to harness these great melodies and flesh them out, improvise with them and try and make something really unique.”

Pre-orders for the album can be made through Grand Noise Consortium’s Pozible Campaign: https://pozible.com/project/grand-noise-consortium-album

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“We always loved the music in those games and think they’re chronically under-appreciated."

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too!

EVERYONE loves a good meal deal. So here are the dining establishments offering great food and great prices!

Monday:

Passing Clouds, Musk - (lunch from noon) main and side from the grill with a glass of wine - $30 Mercato, Daylesford – main dish & a glass of local wine - $30 The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs - two courses for $35 and three courses for $45 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

Tuesday:

Perfect Drop - five courses with a glass of bubbles or beer - $55 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Parma Night - $15 + glass of house wine or pot Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

Wednesday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

Friday:

Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Fab 5 meals specials from $18 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Burger Night with vegan options - $16 Blackwood Merchant, Blackwood - house-made pizza - $16-21 Small Holdings, Malmsbury - (lunch), soup of the day - $8, or house-made gnocchi with a glass of house wine - $25 5000 Club, Anglican Church, Daylesford - Free community lunch, 12pm - 1pm

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Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Curry Night with vegan options available - $18 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Sunday Farmers Roast (lunch and dinner) featuring local ethical meat and sides, $30

Happy Hours:

Daylesford Bowling Club has Happy Hour ‘n’ a half, from Monday to Thursday, from 4.30pm to 6pm. And Happy Hour on Friday, 6pm to 7pm.

Perfect Drop, Daylesford, also has a Happy Hour, Thursday to Monday, from 4pm to 6pm with $12 cocktails and $2 oysters.

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn has Happy Hours from Friday to Monday from 4pm to 6pm with $5 beer, wine or bubbles

Raffles:

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Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Small Holdings, Malmsbury - (lunch), Soup of the Day - $8, or house-made gnocchi with a glass of house wine - $25 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

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OSH Bowes likes to reflect on life’s quirks, such as when he was in France and saw an article about an art show he was missing in Melbourne. He was attracted by atmospheric skies in the paintings.

Back in Daylesford Josh heard of a painter who was interested in his work. When he met this artist, James Robertson, behind him he saw one of the paintings from the exhibition he had missed. Josh then began working with Robertson, learning to mix colour, ultimately leading to a successful first show in Sydney.

For an artist who began as a stonemason – a craft he continues – such synchronicity is attractive.

He has been drawing since the age of three, growing up in what was then a pretty rough place, Frankston, but spending a lot of time climbing trees and roaming around the suburb of Cranbourne. It was there, when he was about eight, that he saw an almighty scene: lightning splitting a tree.

Coming from generations of builders, his craft seemed natural, so he began by studying landscape architecture at RMIT University, supporting himself by driving courier trucks. One year of uni was enough: he couldn’t afford more. On leaving he was farewelled by a lecturer’s words: “The best architects are self-taught.”

“I’ve never been a good student,” says 34-year-old Josh, “but I’m good at teaching myself. I go for a more visceral experience. Visceral, that’s a powerful word for me.”

His drawings find a ready market. A striking work for the Words In Winter Festival shows a trio “writing” with table implements, reflecting the “food for thought” theme.

Yet it is stone that has always fascinated him. He collected stones and at 18 produced a flyer and began as a stonemason at Korweinguboora (“Where the crane eats frogs,” in local language).

He talks of the beauty and wonder of working in stone. Throwing his hands in the air, he says, “I’m attracted to working with the individual shape of stones. I love them! I love the natural shape and how nature is not in conformity. It’s the jagged nature, almost prehistoric.”

So his aim is to make walls as natural as possible. One he is proud of is a three-tier job in Camp St, Daylesford that took him and a mate a year to build.

Working in bluestone he made a gleaming work of a human skull, Josh Bowes will run drystone wall workshops at Spargo Creek in dramatically placing it in a creek at Glenlyon Falls, a special place for him.

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“I’m inspired by the natural environment. When I make something I always aim for it to be natural. “You’re not really leaving it in the creek?” asked an Link: www.joshbowesart.com inquirer, before recently buying the skull.

He began skull carving as a move to produce what he sees as treasure, referring to his four-year-old son’s fascination with pirates and treasure.

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Lauren Bamford “Who is making treasure in this world of mass-production and bullcrap?”

One treasure he plans is a life-size stone great white shark. “When I see something in my mind’s eye I almost have to make it.”

He talks, too, of a majestic fox and his aim to capture some of its essence in stone, and of a new phase of carving and sculpting. “The pencil has stopped and the chisel has taken over.”

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OU can find everything you need at weekend markets, from fresh fruit and veg to handmade jewellery and wares, throughout the Central Highlands and surrounds. Here are just a few.

Daylesford Railway Market – every Sunday Wesley Hill Market - every Saturday Daylesford Farmers’ Market – first Saturday Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers’ Market - first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers' Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Kyneton Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Ballan Farmers' Market - second Saturday Kyneton Rotary Community Market – second Saturday Maldon Market – second Sunday Clunes Farmers’ Market - second Sunday Trentham Farmers’ Market and Makers’ Market - third Saturday (pictured right) Glenlyon Farmers’ Market – third Saturday Leonards Hill Market - third Saturday Creswick Market - third Saturday Talbot Farmers’ Market – third Sunday Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday Buninyong Village Market - fourth Sunday

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Artist Winsome Moffat

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HE Daylesford & District Historical Society is preparing for the Local Artists Series 2 exhibition at the Daylesford & District Museum during the Australia Day week at the end of January.

Series 2 will feature the work of Winsome Moffat who was a student at the Daylesford Technical School and took up painting after retiring. She has been a regular member of the Castlemaine Plein Air Painting group since the 1970s and has prolifically painted scenes around the Castlemaine district. She has also painted around Daylesford and introduced students at the Daylesford High School to the techniques of painting rocks collected at Tipperary Springs.

The society is keen to compile a reference catalogue of Winsome’s work. Anyone with works by Winsome who would like it to be part of the catalogue and the exhibition should contact Gary at the museum on 0412 665 087 or history@daylesford.net

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The choisya is yours!

Choisya ternata, commonly known as the Mexican mock orange, is truly a plant for all seasons. This neat and compact shrub has tightly clustered glossy green foliage and flowers from late winter, often right through until autumn.

The orange blossom-like white flowers are nectar-rich, with a sweet citrus-like perfume - most attractive to bees and other insects, including the painted lady butterfly, pictured above right. This makes them very useful as pollination aids in the vegetable garden or orchard.

Coming, as they do, from central America, they are extremely drought resistant and make excellent hedge plants or tub specimens. Normally growing up to two metres tall they respond well to regular clipping and can be kept down as low as onemetre high.

Water iris Iris kaempferi (often called iris ensata) is best known as the water iris because it thrives in boggy spots as well as in shallow water - making them useful for growing in or near ponds, dams or other water features. Like most other iris, these come in a whole range of colours from the palest blue through to the deepest purple. Mine are mostly bright yellow and mauve, pictured below right. They can be grown quite successfully in small pots of organic rich soil, submerged in larger ornamental bowls or tubs on a terrace or patio.

Orchids I had never attempted to grow orchids until we rescued my late mother-in-law’s little collection of distinctly pot-bound cymbidiums a few years ago.

Coming, as I did, from hot, dry Adelaide where orchids were confined to glasshouses and other climate-controlled environments, I have always regarded them as specialist, time-consuming plants.

Victoria's climate seemed a little more forgiving and as Sadie's had thrived under the shade of her loquat tree, I merely planted them out into a small, raised bed filled with lots of organic material - straw, peat moss, tanbark and the like I had set up on the eastern side of our house, under an ancient spreading rhododendron.

They sat there undisturbed and hardly noticed, in the company of some ferns and an aspidistra, until we spotted the spray of cream featured in the last issue.

Orchids, like most other tuberous plants, produce vigorous new shoots around the central crown and that's the part of the plant that flowers.

Enthusiasts regularly lift and divide their plants, discarding the tired, old parent because it can be several years before that produces more blooms. Unsuspecting friends and relatives often unwittingly welcome these as a gift and then wait for ages for any sign of colour.

Because my plants are not restricted to a small container and have been allowed to spread unfettered, we are content for them to flower when they wish.

We merely feed them at the end of flowering season to help them prepare for next year, and are pleasantly surprised when one of them delivers the goods.

Here’s the solution for last edition’s crossword for Issue 83. Solve it?

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Ainslie picked for Melbourne for AFL Women's

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INSLIE Kemp was eight years old, at the Trentham footy ground watching the teams go around, when her uncle, club president Owen Sundblom, approached. The Trentham junior football side was short of players - would his niece like to have a go? “Yes!” was the immediate response. The rest, as the saying goes, is history.

In October Ainslie, now 19, was chosen with pick No. 88 in the inaugural AFL Women’s draft to play footy for Melbourne. The women’s footy competition has been building momentum for several years.

Originally slated to kick-off in 2020, so great has been the response that the AFL brought ahead the start date to February next year, and Ainslie Kemp will be part of it.

Ainslie, who is from Kyneton, played five seasons with the Trentham juniors - for a while she was the only girl on the team but was later joined by two others. There was a break when basketball had to satisfy her sporting needs, but she eventually became involved with Kyneton’s first youth girls’ side and then on to the Bendigo Thunder in the Victorian Women’s Football League.

“When I was younger playing with the boys, I didn’t think about the future,” she says. But as the women’s game approached elite status via the AFL, and then with the starting dates moved forward by three years, “It worked out perfectly”, she says. “I did whatever I could to get there.”

There are eight teams in the AFL Women's competition. There will be 16 players a side (plus six players on the bench), they will play 15-minute quarters plus time-on, and use a smaller football.

Collingwood is fielding a side, and Ainslie admits to being a Magpies fan, but “they got rid of all my favourite players ...” she smiles, indicating wavering support.

The initial women’s season will be brief - just nine weeks, February to March - but Ainslie explains the league is being careful not to detract from the other leagues and levels that feed players into the top competition. Apart from her new role with Melbourne in AFL Women’s, she plays for Victoria University Western Spurs in the VFL. “We still have our local clubs - the AFL don’t want to take too much attention from the VFL,” she says. “It’s good, starting off, it’s very professional. If we start it right, it will flourish.”

In the official Melbourne scouting report, recruiting manager Anthony DeJong says Ainslie plays mainly up forward but she’s versatile and can play in the midfield. “She’s a clever, developing player and we think she’s a really good prospect for us at Melbourne.”

When she’s not playing footy, Ainslie is a full-time student at Victoria University in Melbourne, studying sport science, human movement and sport psychology. She hesitates when asked to contemplate life after her playing career, when it’s just getting going, but says she would like to continue working in women’s footy in “some aspect, but I don’t know where I’ll fit in. Hopefully I’ll be able to inspire young women to follow their passion.”

When it comes to her own inspiration, Ainslie names her Spurs coach Debbie Lee, who is also involved at Melbourne as the football operations manager. “She’s a superstar in my world,” she says. “She’s amazing. She makes me want to play my best.”

She especially credits her mother, who was a keen athlete in her own right. Clearly moved by the acknowledgement, Fiona Kemp agrees. “I would have played footy if it had been around for girls when I was a kid,” she says. She admits she “had the nerves” on draft night - “It was like she was drafted,” Ainslie laughs and that she’d lived through the event “vicariously” through her daughter. “Not like a soccer mum,” she quickly adds. “I’m just glad she had the opportunity.”

Words: Jeff Glorfeld | Image: Contributed (See Ainslie in action on the back page.)

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The gun club that meets each month for competitions at the shooting range in the reserve have not been badly inconvenienced, Mr Kennedy says, although muddy conditions have meant vehicles have been unable to drive on to some areas, and flood damage to the common-use clubrooms have affected the shooters along with all other users.

According to documents on the Hepburn Shire website, the shire "has been One of biggest events held at the reserve is the annual New Year's Day Glenlyon approved for Natural Disaster Relief & Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) funding Sports Day, and one of the most eagerly anticipated parts of the day is the running for emergency protection works and restoration of essential public infrastructure. of the Glenlyon Cup horse race. But the racing component of the festivities is in Damage will need to be assessed and a claim needs to be agreed to in accordance with jeopardy, Glenlyon Recreation Reserve Committee secretary Bob Kennedy says.

NDDRA guidelines."

In a statement on October 27 the chief executive of the Hepburn Shire Council, Shire communications officer Maria Abate warns that assets such as the Glenlyon Aaron van Egmond, says: "We will have the Glenlyon Recreation Reserve track ready Recreation Reserve might not be regarded by the state-set guidelines as "essential for the Sports Day on January 1, 2017. Works will commence on the site when it is public infrastructure". accessible to heavy machinery. This may not occur until the first week of December."

"Although we might, they don't," she says.

Mr Kennedy questions the possible December start date. He says if the track can't In his statement, Mr van Egmond says: “The extent and cost of the damage to be repaired by the end of November, at the latest, the races will have to be called off. recreation assets has been assessed. Council will now need to reconsider our current Damage to the track has been extensive, with the surface washed away down to the year’s capital works program in order to undertake reinstatement works on floodbase in some places. Once the track's surface has been rebuilt it will need time to damaged recreation assets, unless we are able to access external funding for these settle in and stabilise, Mr Kennedy says. It will be a big job to repair, he says, "and works. This process is under way.” not a cheap job, either".

Words: Jeff Glorfeld | Image: Kyle Barnes Sarah Klas, secretary of the Glenlyon and District Pony Club, says the club “will be extremely disappointed if the shire doesn't stand up and support the community on this. It's a fantastic community event and an important fundraiser for the pony club.”

Money, of course, is an issue. Shire community services general manager Kathleen Brannigan says recreational assets throughout Hepburn were damaged by the recent storms and flooding to the tune of “at least $900,000”.

Mr Kennedy says a few groups have been forced to cancel scheduled events because of the waterlogged state of much of the reserve. The Glenlyon & District Collectors and Restorers Society called off its swap meet slated for October and also pulled the plug on a vintage engine rally scheduled for November.

The pony club had to postpone and then cancel its district open winter show, and another of the club's monthly rallies had to be conducted unmounted, with participants unable to ride their horses and ponies, Ms Klas says. Meanwhile, there was “a lot of work to be done” if the reserve was going to be ready for its next big event, in February, the Glenlyon and District horse trials, she says. Along with the washed-out track, flooding damaged jumps, mounting yards and other infrastructure.

OR the village of Glenlyon, its recreation reserve is an important part of community life. Several groups make the most of the reserve's wide open spaces for a range of activities, but many of these organisations are finding their pursuits severely curtailed after heavy October rains and a flooding Loddon River wreaked havoc over much of the reserve.

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Up there Ainslie!

AINSLIE Kemp was eight years old, at the Trentham footy ground watching the teams go around, when her uncle, club president Owen Sundblom, approached. The Trentham junior football side was short of players - would his niece like to have a go? “Yes!” was the immediate response. The rest, as the saying goes, is history.

In October Ainslie, now 19, was chosen with pick No. 88 in the inaugural AFL Women’s draft to play footy for Melbourne.

Read her story by Jeff Glorfeld on page 33. Image: Naralle Tucker